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On 28 June 2006, Act no. 3471/2006 was adopted for the protection of personal data and privacy in electronic communications. It implements, with significant delay, Directive 2002/58/EC and amends Act no. 2472/1997 for the protection of personal data. The new law includes provisions for the security and confidentiality of communications, as well as for the processing of personal data, including traffic and location data. It should be mentioned that even before this implementation, the Greek legal framework contained mechanisms to guard against the unlawful processing of electronic communications’...

In early May 2006, the German daily newspaper Bild published an intimate photograph showing the Austrian Finance Minister Karl-Heinz Grasser and his wife Fiona Swarovski-Grasser on their private terrace on Capri. The photograph was partly distorted. Mrs Swarovski-Grasser is a member of the Swarovski family, which owns the jewellery company of the same name. The picture carried the headline "Crystal heiress seeks Finance Minister’s crown jewels” and the accompanying article was highly suggestive. The Finance Minister and his wife complained that their privacy had been breached. The Landesgericht...

The All Party Parliamentary Internet Group (APIG) is a “discussion forum between new media industries and Parliamentarians for the mutual benefit of both parties.” APIG currently has over 50 members, in addition to a team of officers. APIG has previously produced reports into data retention; spam and the Computer Misuse Act. In November 2005, APIG launched an inquiry into the issues surrounding Digital Rights Management. Written submissions were received from more than 90 individuals and organisations and an oral evidence session was held at the House of Commons (February...

Ofcom, the UK communications regulator, has clarified its procedures for handling complaints about unfair treatment in programmes and unwarrantable infringement of privacy in the making and broadcasting of programmes. It is required by the s.328 of the Communications Act 2003 to establish procedures for the consideration and adjudication of such complaints. Ofcom handles such complaints about both private broadcasters and the BBC. Its new statement takes into account comments made in an earlier consultation process. The most important changes are as follows: There will be a process of “Appropriate...

The European Commission has issued a Communication outlining a strategy to improve network and information security in Europe. It notes businesses, individuals and public administrations underestimate the risks of insufficiently protecting networks and information as only 5 to 13% of IT expenditure is currently allocated to security. The Commission believes this rate of investment is alarmingly low and is promoting greater awareness through an open multi-stakeholder dialogue. Member States, the IT industry and users as well as the European Network and Information Security Agency, ENISA, should...